Character List:

SPOILERS!!!

Dr. Manette
- French
- "Recalled to life" after 18 years
- Gone mad
  - Was a physician but now thinks he makes shoes and his name is 105 North Tower
    - In prison during his absence
- Found in the attic of a wine shop in Paris
  - How?
- Witness in a Treason trial
- Regains sanity after 6 years of being with Lucie
- Goes into a 9 day crazy state of mind when he discovers Darnay's true name
  - Why?
    - The Evrémondes put him in jail
- Represents the idea of Resurrection in the novel
Lucie Manette
- French
- Contrasted with Madame Defarge
- Daughter of Dr. Manette
- First seen in England
- Grew up as an orphan
- Around 18 years old when Mr. Lorry finds her
- Receives money from her father's bank account
- Described by Mr. Lorry as an angel
- Traveled back and forth between England and France with Mr. Lorry when she was young
- Marries Charles Darnay
  - Has a baby also named Lucie
- Represents the idea of Love ending in success and happiness

Miss Pross
- English
- Lucie Manette's servant
- Has a brother named Solomon
- Very protective of Lucie Manette
  - Doesn't want anyone to take away her Lucie
  - Hates anyone who tries to steal Lucie's love from her
- Exaggerates her stories
- Destroys the Shoemaker's workbench along side with Mr. Lorry (like committing a murder)
  - HEAVY FORESHADOWING
- Extremely loyal to the Manettes and Solomon

Jarvis Lorry
- English
- Banker for Tellson's Bank
  - The banker for the Manette family
- Not happy with his job or life
- Feels sorry for Lucie's circumstances as a child
- Transported Lucie Manette back and forth between England and France
- Destroys the Shoemaker's workbench along side with Miss Pross (like committing a murder)
  - HEAVY FORESHADOWING

Ernest Defarge
- French
- Owner of wine shop in France
- Supports the Revolution against the French government
  - uses the wine shop as a meeting place for the followers of the Revolution
- Houses Dr. Manette in the attic of his wine shop
  - How did Dr. Manette get there?
  - Uses Dr. Manette's broken character to show people what the French government does to people

Madame (Terese) Defarge
- French
- Contrasted with Lucie Manette
- Apperance:
  - Large
  - Wears a rose in her hair
  - Wears a shawl
  - Black hair
  - The opposite of Lucie Manette
- Passes secret messages to people in the shop about the Revolution
- KNITS CONSTANTLY
  - Keeps a log of the people killed during the Revolution
- Ruthless
  - Has a bloodlust for the nobility (stronger than average revolutionaries...)
    - Why?
      - Her sister was raped by the Marquis and Charles's father and her brother was killed by them, so she wants revenge
- Wont quit until she has vengeance
- Killed by Miss Pross
  - Dickens's way of showing that a lust for death and revenge leads to one's own downfall

Jerry Cruncher
- English
- Messenger for Tellson's Bank
- Nervous about people being "recalled to life"
  - Why?
    - He is digging up bodies for extra money
- A heavy drinker
- Talks in third person
- Extremely idiotic
- Treats family like crap
  - Much like how Billy treats his family in Five Kinds of Silence
- Without Cruncher, Carton would have never been able to make his complete transformation in the novel
  - Identified Solomon (John Barsad) and Roger Cly for Carton

Young Jerry (pg 40)
- Look at Jerry Cruncher
- "Chased" by a coffin
  - Symbolism: Death is chasing everyone in France

Jacques
- The undercover name for members in the rebellion against France

Charles Darnay
- French
  - Lives in England though
    - Wants to keep his true identity a secret from everyone else to protect himself and his family
- Contrasted with Sydney Carton
- Appearance:
  - Handsome, goodlooking
  - Tall
- On trial for treason against the English government (Old Bailey)
  - Is accused of selling secrets to the French government about the English Army
    - Has connections within the French and English governments
- Connected to Mr. Lorry and the Manettes
  - How?
- The nephew of Monseigneur the Marquis
  - Disowns his family title
    - The complete opposite of his uncle
- Marries Lucie Manette

Old Bailey (pg. 43)
- English court system
- Never changes, has stayed the same for as long as people can remember

Sidney Carton
- English
- Contrasted with Sydney Carton
- Appearance:
  - Drunk
  - Rude, bitter
  - Casual
  - A mess
  - Lonely
- Against the prisoner on trial
- Does not like Charles Darnay
  - Reminds him of everything that he could've been
- Does most of the work for Mr. Stryver
  - No self confidence
- Slowly changes for the better throughout the novel
  - Becomes a hero
  - Becomes a gentleman
  - Totally transforms into a new and revived person
    - Represents the idea of Resurrection and how it affects people

Mr. Stryver
- Foolish, bombastic, proud
- Wants to maintain a certain public image
  - Only concerned with himself
- Wants to marry Lucie for his image
  - GOT SHUT DOWN BY MR. LORRY!!!!!!
- Ends up marrying some rich lady for the money and land

Tellson's Bank
- Crappy Bank
  - The bank that Mr. Lorry works for
  - People do nothing to change the way things are run in the bank
    - They are "proud" because its the way things have always been
      - Dickens wants to use his writing to change their opinions

Monseigneur the Marquis
- Elitest
- Rich
- Snob
- Self-centered
  - Does not care about the lower classes
- "He's never in the wrong. It's always someone else's fault."
- Kills Gaspard's young son
  - Remains in a calmly state and even smiles during the confrontation
- Wont pay for a cheap tombstone for a random woman
  - Does not want to remember the lower class
  - Does not want the lower class to be remembered
  - Leaves in a brisk trot
    - Does not give it a second thought
- Had a hand in Charles Darnay's imprisonment
- When he had more power "in the good old days", he raped a young girl and killed her father
  - Who was the young girl?
    - Spoilers!!!
- Is killed by Gaspard

Gaspard
- French
- His son was killed by the Marquis
  - Killed the Marquis for revenge

Solomon Pross aka John Barsad (It's complicated....)
- English
- Untrustworthy
- A double agent

France
- In poverty for the entirety of the novel
- Is always compared or referenced with Greek Mythology
  - Always a tragedy...
- Revolution accomplishes nothing
  - People are still starving
  - La Guillotine keeps on killing!
- Continually described by using WATER
  - Changes for the worst
    - People are still starving
    - Everyone just kills each other after Revolution

England
- Is always compared or referenced with the Bible
  - Meaning that there's always hope
- Slowly starting to become like France

Allusions
- The Odyssey
  - Miss Pross describes